About the Council

The Aboriginal Human Resource Council, formed in 1998, is a national public-private, not-for-profit organization. Our mandate is to advance the full participation of Aboriginal people in Canada’s labour market on a national level.  

We create and sell tools and services that help Canadian employers bring Aboriginal people – a more diverse supply of well-trained, highly motivated workers – into the Canadian workforce. Our products and programs also help members of the Aboriginal community obtain essential skills and plan their careers through their own life experiences and cultural perspectives.

We pursue our mandate and conduct our business by building bridges between Canada’s corporate world and the Aboriginal community, through connections, partnerships and mutually beneficial solutions. We have a proven track record as one of Canada’s highest-rated sector councils and are proud to be Canada’s leading innovators in Aboriginal recruitment, retention and advancement.

The council receives partial funding for infrastructure costs through the Sector Council Program, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. We also generate income through the tools and services we provide to the private sector and the sponsorship partnerships we have established with corporate Canada and other government agencies. We use all the funds we receive from public and private sources to further our work to advance the Aboriginal workforce.